MPs are putting pressure on government to introduce a 25p latte levy on disposable coffee cups to cut the amount of waste, calling for a total ban of single use cups by 2023 unless manufacturers can make them recyclable

Finally shot of his old job, Finance Mole is cornered on his first day by a bunch of Bitcoin evangelists plus, accountants and advisers still have a job when it comes to Making Tax Digital, FCA head warns about cryptocurrencies

Chancellor Philip Hammond has refused to rule out the UK being in a customs union with the EU as part of its end-state relationship, fuelling concerns that continued uncertainty over trading arrangements will result in confusion once Brexit takes place in March 2019

Big Four accounting firm KPMG is set to acquire the identity and access management business division of Silicon Valley-based Cyberinc, which provides cyber security solutions globally

KPMG has hit out at claims it was one of several consultancy firms to be involved in conflicts of interest when advising the government on the Hinkley Point C project, pointing out it did not have a role as a financial advisor to EDF, one of the two partners in the new nuclear power station

The numbers of so-called ‘zombie’ businesses, those only paying the interest on their debts, fell to an all time low at the end of 2017, according to research by R3

Today, just three working days into 2018, the typical FTSE100 chief executive has already banked what it will take the average UK employee the rest of the year to earn, according to calculations by the High Pay Centre and the CIPD

Andrew Hosking, partner, and director Sean Bucknall from Quantuma have been appointed as administrators to a Brighton law firm which has been forced to close, with the loss of 24 jobs, after it suffered a major fall in turnover in the last six months

Struggling outsourcing company Carillion, which is a major government supplier, has revealed it is subject to a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigation over the ‘timeliness and content’ of some of its financial announcements

South African retail giant Steinhoff international, which owns Poundland in the UK, has announced that its accounting irregularities may date back to before 2015 meaning it will have to restate more of its accounts, having previously warned on its 2016 accounts

Former HMRC executive chair Edward Troup, who stood down at the end of last year, has been given a knighthood in the New Year honours list, which saw nominees from industry and the economy make up 11% of the citations

From endless speculation about the effect of Brexit on business and jobs to the tax implications of the gig economy, the arrival of three major IFRS standards on revenue recognition, financial instruments and leases, not to mention the challenges of recruiting and retaining great staff, Rachel Willcox talks to leading tax and accounting experts about their concerns and hopes for 2018